Distribution of sprayers with agrochemicals and field demonstration of CSRB and TMB management for cashew under TSP at Cancona
Distribution of sprayers with agrochemicals and field demonstration of CSRB and TMB management for cashew under TSP at Cancona on 30.01.2014.
A meeting was organized on 30.01.2014 at Kindalkatta wada of Gaondongruim village, with the members of eleven SHGs comprising of about 150 tribal farmers from Cancona zone. For facilitating the management of cashew insect pests, each SHG was provided with a set of two sprayers and pesticides namely monocrotophos, Chlorpyriphos, Lambda cyhalothrin and Carbendazim. Besides this, for adopting the foliar nutrient application, water soluble fertilizers like 19:19:19, 0: 52:34 and 13:0:45, and soluble boron were also provided to each member of the SHGs for taking up foliar spray in combination with insecticide solution. Importance and need of the insect pest management coupled with foliar nutrient application was briefed to all the members present in the meeting.
After the formal meeting, field demonstrations were conducted to practically demonstrate spraying of the agrochemicals (insecticide and foliar nutrients) on cashew trees. Further the Cashew stem and root borer management was also practically demonstrated in the field by scraping the bark of the affected tree and drenching Chlorpyriphos on the trunk and root.